Resilience Timeline
Pricing
Information
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Explain how timelines provide a context and help to identify the developmental progression of resiliency.
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Identify where resiliency may have clustered in life or where there was little to no resiliency.
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Identify, describe, and compare Attachment Trauma Timelines and Resilience Timelines.
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Identify reenactment patterns that may have their origin in early relational trauma.
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Describe how to use timelines in individual and group sessions.
Description
Timelines help clients place experiences they may have pushed out of consciousness into the overall framework of their lives and identify reenactment patterns and attachment/developmental issues. They allow clients to gain a sense of the who, what, when and where involved in attachment trauma.
The Resilience Timeline focuses on highlighting and reinforcing positive changes and growth. Clients are encouraged to recall and revisit times when significant, life-altering decisions were made that led to patterns of positive change. They might choose to embody and thank someone who provided support during those times, or they might engage with a part of themselves that they want to acknowledge, celebrate, or express gratitude towards. This timeline allows clients to recognize and talk about their strengths and resilience and their “survivor pride” which can be empowering and validating.
Warm-Up to Role Play
Timelines also act as a warm-up, preparing clients for role play. By engaging with their timeline, clients can embody and encounter aspects of themselves or others in a tangible way. This interaction helps clarify who they want to talk to and what needs to be said, in other words, their warm-up to deeper work has already been accomplished. This is less wear and tear on both the protagonist and the director and means that the role play itself can be shorter, more focused and effective. By the time the client has moved through the timeline process, they are often clearer about how they may have repeated and reenacted relational trauma throughout their lives and the changes they hope to make.
For Adult Children of Relational Trauma, such as those with Complex PTSD, this structured yet creative approach can be instrumental in exploring and rewriting the narratives of their past, gaining insight into their attachment patterns, and finding ways to foster resilience and healing. By interacting with different parts of themselves, clients can process trauma, find closure, and cultivate a more integrated and compassionate sense of self.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Heather is a psychotherapist and wellness educator with over 15 years of experience working with trauma. She specializes in the healing of attachment and relational trauma and guides her clients through a holistic and transformative process. Her approach is creative, open, and flexible, recognizing that healing requires an individualized approach.
Heather’s training in Kundalini yoga and Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing has given her a deep understanding of the body and how trauma is held in and released through it. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social work from Hunter College in NYC, and has completed post-graduate, multi-year clinical training in Somatic Experiencing, Psychodrama, and Attachment & Relational Trauma studies.
Heather has worked in various settings, from inpatient to outpatient care, and has held leadership positions such as the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of an IOP, the Director of Family Services at the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, and a Senior Clinician and Director of Program Development at Newport Healthcare. In her private practice, Heather leads multi-day workshops, provides clinical training, and maintains a small practice.
Heather’s home base is Nashville, TN, where she lives with her husband and two children. Heather believes that trauma underpins almost all mental, cultural, societal, and global health disorders. Her life’s purpose is to educate and assist people in untangling their past from their present, enabling them to lead their most authentic lives.
Financially Sponsored By
- Relational Trauma Repair (RTR)